tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post8021057126776911016..comments2018-08-10T00:04:53.673+01:00Comments on drsolly: The Irish questiondrsollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15954188290191548178noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post-1891697523644524762018-03-27T08:30:35.201+01:002018-03-27T08:30:35.201+01:00It&#39;s about much more than tariffs. Regulatory ...It&#39;s about much more than tariffs. Regulatory alignment covers all sorts of things such as rules governing animal health. Recall that NI cows became Irish as soon as British beef was banned in the rest of the EU after the BSE crisis. Consider that any smuggling of US hormone beef into the EU via Ireland could, if passed off as Irish, be devastating for Irish exports. Neither Ireland nor the EU can live with regulatory divergence and an open border, and the UK is committed to an open border. The real complexity of the situation extends far beyond what appears in UK media. Tony Connelly&#39;s book Ireland and Brexit is the best guide but may be TMI. See @hayward_katy for some clear, well-informed comment. Eg shredding of brexiteer fantasies about a tech border (since abandoned by the Commons NI committee w no dissent from 3 DUP members).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com